The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-09-23
The EgiS &Intelligencer
Bel Air, Nd, September 23. 1887.
HARTFORD COUNTY's REVOLUTION
AIRY RECORD.
Mostly From Original Documents.
BY GEO. W. ARCHER.

BY GEO. W. ARCHER.
XVII.
LEndorsedl 40 he Delegates fran, HalJoId il
C6Hrtation." GENT: On reviewing the Rev'd
Mr.. Vests reasons flor using, in the Church SER
vice. the prayer for tho king and royal family ]
and his letters accompanying them on the enclos-
ed Resolve previously sent to him by the Com
mittee.l We have come to the resolution herewith
enclosed. Youll please to take notice thereofin
Convention, IL you apprehend IL necessary, as we
doubt not that other places will be in the like
situation Signed by order of Committee,
18th May, I77G. A.G." tAMos GARRETT.
Charman.l
The resolve sent to the reverend gentemn re-
uucsted him TO omit the prayers specified above !;
while the one that was sent to the delegates, as
signed as a reason for submitting the matter 10
them the unusually small number of Committee
"Harf6ri County, Sct-June 22i, 177G, came Will
liam Richardson, and made oath on the Holy
Evangelist OF Almighty God; that. some time last
fall. he went to the house Of James Denny, and
asked him, the said Denny, what news: II an
swered nothing material but that they are going
10 null the Chapes down, And he, the deponent.
asked the said Denny Tho was a-going. He said
he believed he would. This deponent told him
he would 20 with HIM He then said he would
not 20 that day; but believed he would again lat
some other time.l This deponent further sayeth
that some time last April, in conversation with
said Denny he damned the church. minister's
and eurates: and said they should be all pulled
down. And further inns dep3GnGRHsayetn not,
WM. WEBB. ,,- -, M, ,--
I'm congress, June, I'd, 1876.
.P.sogrsd That six companies of Ritlemen in
addition to three companies now at New York
1.-Two of which were from western Maryland be
raised. and that the whole be regimented that
Colonel of the regiment of Riiiemen, which is to
be enlisted for three years. unless sooner dis
charged by CongreSs-the men to be allowed a
bounty of ten dollars and that the eldest Cap
tain from Maryland lately of the hiife companies
bo made Lieut. Colonel ana ne pTh captain OF
thus fell to Ohio II. Williams. OF Nd, who after
wards became so distinguished
"That four Rifle companies Tor the same regl-
mont DO raised in Virginia and two in Maryland,
the pay of the men to commence from the time
they shall be armed and mustered, their arms 10
be appraised by tho Committees OF tho county
"'N paw CHAs. THOMSON, Sec'y."
Under the foregoing resolve one OF the two
MARYLAND Companies was raised in Hartford and
on the 18th July the Committee. by authority of
the Convention, appointed as its officers Alexan-
der Lawson Smith, Captain James White Hall,
Ist Lieut.; William Bradford, Jr., I'd Lieut.; and
Josas Hall, % Lieut..
On the 18th June the Convention by unani-
nous vote authorized its delegates in Congress
ITO concur with the other united colonies or
majority of them in declaring the united colonies
Conyentions had instructed their delegates to
favor reconciliation with the mother country,
but only on constitutional basis; mas. 49,,
''In Convention, Annapolis. June Nth, lII6
RtsOired, That the Council OF Safety be author.
lied fin the absence of the Convention which had
fixed its adjournment iQr the 6th OF july 70
or purchased. which were without bayonets. IRON
ramrods, printing wires, brushes, belts, or scab-
hards to be fitted herewith, and to furnish each
private with cartridge box containing twenty
three rounds,l six iiints and one blanket, ono
knapsack, with a haversack and cantcen or
wooden bottle to hold one quart; and TO give
such orders as they may think will best furnish
the militia with provisions and aggage-wagons
on their march. Extract from the Minutes,,
an COareation, annapolis, July 9th, 1876.
"Ordered, That Col. William Smallwood imme..
diately proceed with his battalion to the city OF
Philadelphia and put himself under The Cont
mental officers commanding there, and be sub
Ject to the further orders Of Congress.
"Ordered, That the Independent companies
stationed in Talbot, Kent Queen Annes, and st.
Mary's counties Immediately proceed to Phila-
depha and put themselves under the command
of Col Small wood, subject to the further orders
"Ordered, That vessels be Immediately procur-
cd to TRANSPORT such of the said troops as are on
the Western shore TO the Head of Elk.
"RtsOlced, That the Council of Safety take such
measures as they may think best to supply the
said troops with carriages and provisions on
their march to Philadelphia.
'ResOlUed, That the said battalion and lndepen-
dent companies be deducted from the number of
militia required by Congress OF this Colony to
compose the Flying Camp.
"0rdered, That copies of the letter from Con-
grcss of the 18th inst and Of the above resolutions
be transmitted by express to the several commit
tees in each county, and that they be earnestly
requested to give every assistance in their power
to the immediate enrolling of the militia COM
panies and enabling them to march.
'ResOired, That the Council Of Safety direct
such and so many OF the said militia 10 march to
the city of Annapolis, Baltimore Town. Talbot,
Queen Annes and St. Mary's counties as will
supply the number and places of said battalion
and Independent companies (; and that till the
places of the regular troops ordered from An
napos and Baltimore can be supplied by the
militia to be raised as aforesaid, the Council of
Safety direct three companies OF the neighboring
Test, G. DUvALL, Cl'k.
The necessity of having troops in Annapolis
md Unttmorp n this junction arose from the
fact that Dunmore, the deposed royal Governor
of Virginia-the worthy precursor, on small
threatening those towns as well as others with
his improvised fleet having already committed
petty the
I'm Convention, annapolis, July 9Th, 1T76.
'ReSOirsd, That this Province will raise two
companies of Rihemen and four companies of
Germans according to the resolutions Of Con-
gress passed on the 2Ith day of June last.
That one Of the said companies of Rtiemen
be raised in Hartford county, two of the said COM
panes of Germans be raised in Baltimore county
and one of the companies of Riflemen and two of
the companies of Germans be raised in Frederick
county.
THAT to expedite the raising and evying the
said troops, the Committee of Observation for
Hartford county recommend the officers of the
company to be raised in that county, the Com
mttee Of Observation for Baltimore, the officers
of the company to be raised in that county, the
Committee of Frederick county, the officers of
the companies of Germans to be raised in that
county, and also the officers of the Rifle company
to be raised there except the captain.
THAT each of the Rifle companies consist of
one Captain, three Lieutenants, four corpOrals,
one drummer, one hfer, and scventy-six priyates:
and that the officers being approved. be appoint
cd and certified to the Congress by the Council of
Safety.
That each of the officers being nominated by
the Committees have warrants for enlisting, and
that each of the officers enlist the following
numbers, to wit: a Captain, thirty; LIST and I'd
Lieut.. twenty leach third Lieut., sixteen; and
that by order OF the Council of Safety the said
officers draw out of tn. public treasury monies
sufficient TO discharge the bounties.
CHAS. THOMSON, Secy."
why the name of Charles Thomson. who
throughout the revolution was Secretary to Con-
gress, should be signed to a document emanat-
ing from the Maryland Convention is passing
blundered."
N. BIN No. XIV, 81 paragraph from the end,
for blush River town." read Bush River lower